Ephram got into his car. For some reason he thought that somehow this was
his fault. It seemed that once something started to get good, something
else happened and destroyed it. Ephram drove around in his car. He didn't
want to go home. The radio was on. Lyrics of lost love were being emitted
through the weary speakers. The songs only made him think about how much
he wanted to be with Madison. He quickly turned the radio off, as if it
were the axis of all this evil.
Ephram finally arrived home. No one appeared to be there, so he sat down
and practiced a piece on the piano. His fingers pounded the keys, his anger
slightly dissipating.
Just then Andy came home with Delia. "Sounds like a scene from a horror film in here," Andy exclaimed!
"Or when the witch was trying to get Snow White," Delia chimed in.
Ephram just kept on playing; letting his fingers strike the keys even louder, butchering the notes as he went along.
"Ephram, as much I encourage you to practice, could you please tone it down," Andy yelled? He knew something was up.
Ephram stopped, letting his hands rest on his knees.
"Delia, can you go to your room, I need to talk to Ephram," Andy said. As soon as Delia left the room, Andy went over to the piano bench.
"So, are you going to yell at me for practicing," Ephram asked?
"Only if you want me too," he answered.
"Anything is better than," Ephram started to say, then stopped. He got up from the bench and started making his way up to his room.
"Ephram, did something happen between you and Madison," asked Andy?
"We broke up," Ephram mumbled.
"Oh, why? What happened?"
"All I wanted to do was love her. She made it too hard. For some reason she was embarrassed to be with me."
"Well, there are other girls your age, out there."
"I bet you're probably ecstatic. You never wanted us to be together in the first place," Ephram yelled.
"No, I'm not; I just wanted you to be happy." Andy explained. He was trying to keep his cool. He could see tears forming in Ephram's eyes. Ephram left and ran straight up to his room, leaving Andy astray. Maybe love wasn't meant for him he thought.
Amy was sitting in her room at Edna's, planning what she was going to say to her parents. She wanted everything to be perfect, so that they could settle their differences. Amy wanted more than anything to move back home. She missed her bed, her parents and most of all her brother. Nothing was going to keep her away from them anymore. Nothing. The meeting was scheduled for 5. She had a little over an hour to get ready. Amy was so thankful to have a friend like Ephram to help her pull this off. Even though things were kind of rough between them, she still felt something. The way he made her laugh and actually cared. She longed for that kind of relationship with him again.
Amy got up and rummaged through her small selection of clothes to find something to wear. She chose a red sweater and her faded, stretch jeans. She got dressed and waited anxiously for the time to pass. Amy had a picture of her family on her nightstand. She picked it up tracing the figures in the picture. Before long it was 4:45. Amy knew her parents would arrive early at the diner. She planned to arrive there after them. Amy went downstairs and grabbed the keys to Edna's truck. When Amy arrived at the diner, she didn't see her parent's anywhere. They better come Amy thought. She glanced through the window searching for a familiar face. There sitting in the back was her dad, awaiting the arrival of Andy brown. It didn't look like her mom had come. Amy was afraid that she wouldn't. Amy grabbed the knob on the door and went in. She walked toward the back of the diner. "Hi dad,"
Amy, what are you doing here?" We are meeting Dr. Brown. Amy looked around and saw her Mom coming toward the table. She was relieved that she had showed up.
"Amy?" Rose said.
"Actually, you're here to meet me," Amy said, "We need to talk."
"You mean." Harold asked?
"Yes I got Ephram to asked Dr. Brown to set this up. I figured you wouldn't come otherwise." "Why did you have to involve them?" Rose snapped. "Let's just listen to what she has to tell us," Harold coaxed. Harold got a worried look on his face. He was thinking the worst. "Now what have you done?" asked Rose. "I want to come home."
"Oh, but the rules are just the same." Harold said. Harold and Rose were overjoyed.
"Yes, I'm aware, no car, TV, or phone."
"No Tommy," Harold added.
"That won't be a problem. I broke up with him,"
"Well, I guess you can come home." Rose answered, "Just don't pull anything like this again." "Thank you so much. You don't know how happy I am." Amy reached over and gave them both hugs.
"Now what do you say we order some food to celebrate." Rose said. The three sat and ate dinner as if nothing had changed. Amy's plan had worked. She couldn't wait to spread the news to Ephram. They finished, Amy got up. "I need to go pack," She said.
"Need any help," Rose asked? "No thanks, I only have a few things." Amy had someone to thank for helping her with this. She wanted to go tell Ephram the news right away. She put on her coat and left the dinner en route to the Brown's house. Amy got to Ephram's and rang the doorbell. Andy answered. "Hi Amy." "My plan worked I get to move back home." "That's great, Amy, Andy replied, "Glad I could be of service."
"Can I see Ephram?" "I don't know if that is a good idea. He is down in the dumps right now. Madison and him broke up." "Oh, well I'll go try to talk to him." "Good luck," Andy said.
Amy ran up the stairs and knocked on Ephram's bedroom door. It was her turn to help him. He had always been there for her.
"Ephram?"
"Go away!"
"It's me, Amy" Ephram got up and opened the door.
"What do you need" Ephram asked? He was surprised that Amy was there.
"I just wanted to tell you my plan worked." Amy went and sat on Ephram's bed. "Great" "Are you okay? I heard the news. I take it that it didn't go as well as expected? Ephram sat down on the bed. "I wanted her so, bad but she called it quits."
"She obviously isn't worthy of your love." "It's okay. It will be okay. You will find someone better." Amy gave Ephram a big hug. Their eyes met, only inches from each other. Ephram leaned in and their lips touched. Amy had waited to do this for so long, but now wasn't the best time.
"You know what? I should leave," Amy said, breaking away and walking out the door.
Just then Andy came home with Delia. "Sounds like a scene from a horror film in here," Andy exclaimed!
"Or when the witch was trying to get Snow White," Delia chimed in.
Ephram just kept on playing; letting his fingers strike the keys even louder, butchering the notes as he went along.
"Ephram, as much I encourage you to practice, could you please tone it down," Andy yelled? He knew something was up.
Ephram stopped, letting his hands rest on his knees.
"Delia, can you go to your room, I need to talk to Ephram," Andy said. As soon as Delia left the room, Andy went over to the piano bench.
"So, are you going to yell at me for practicing," Ephram asked?
"Only if you want me too," he answered.
"Anything is better than," Ephram started to say, then stopped. He got up from the bench and started making his way up to his room.
"Ephram, did something happen between you and Madison," asked Andy?
"We broke up," Ephram mumbled.
"Oh, why? What happened?"
"All I wanted to do was love her. She made it too hard. For some reason she was embarrassed to be with me."
"Well, there are other girls your age, out there."
"I bet you're probably ecstatic. You never wanted us to be together in the first place," Ephram yelled.
"No, I'm not; I just wanted you to be happy." Andy explained. He was trying to keep his cool. He could see tears forming in Ephram's eyes. Ephram left and ran straight up to his room, leaving Andy astray. Maybe love wasn't meant for him he thought.
Amy was sitting in her room at Edna's, planning what she was going to say to her parents. She wanted everything to be perfect, so that they could settle their differences. Amy wanted more than anything to move back home. She missed her bed, her parents and most of all her brother. Nothing was going to keep her away from them anymore. Nothing. The meeting was scheduled for 5. She had a little over an hour to get ready. Amy was so thankful to have a friend like Ephram to help her pull this off. Even though things were kind of rough between them, she still felt something. The way he made her laugh and actually cared. She longed for that kind of relationship with him again.
Amy got up and rummaged through her small selection of clothes to find something to wear. She chose a red sweater and her faded, stretch jeans. She got dressed and waited anxiously for the time to pass. Amy had a picture of her family on her nightstand. She picked it up tracing the figures in the picture. Before long it was 4:45. Amy knew her parents would arrive early at the diner. She planned to arrive there after them. Amy went downstairs and grabbed the keys to Edna's truck. When Amy arrived at the diner, she didn't see her parent's anywhere. They better come Amy thought. She glanced through the window searching for a familiar face. There sitting in the back was her dad, awaiting the arrival of Andy brown. It didn't look like her mom had come. Amy was afraid that she wouldn't. Amy grabbed the knob on the door and went in. She walked toward the back of the diner. "Hi dad,"
Amy, what are you doing here?" We are meeting Dr. Brown. Amy looked around and saw her Mom coming toward the table. She was relieved that she had showed up.
"Amy?" Rose said.
"Actually, you're here to meet me," Amy said, "We need to talk."
"You mean." Harold asked?
"Yes I got Ephram to asked Dr. Brown to set this up. I figured you wouldn't come otherwise." "Why did you have to involve them?" Rose snapped. "Let's just listen to what she has to tell us," Harold coaxed. Harold got a worried look on his face. He was thinking the worst. "Now what have you done?" asked Rose. "I want to come home."
"Oh, but the rules are just the same." Harold said. Harold and Rose were overjoyed.
"Yes, I'm aware, no car, TV, or phone."
"No Tommy," Harold added.
"That won't be a problem. I broke up with him,"
"Well, I guess you can come home." Rose answered, "Just don't pull anything like this again." "Thank you so much. You don't know how happy I am." Amy reached over and gave them both hugs.
"Now what do you say we order some food to celebrate." Rose said. The three sat and ate dinner as if nothing had changed. Amy's plan had worked. She couldn't wait to spread the news to Ephram. They finished, Amy got up. "I need to go pack," She said.
"Need any help," Rose asked? "No thanks, I only have a few things." Amy had someone to thank for helping her with this. She wanted to go tell Ephram the news right away. She put on her coat and left the dinner en route to the Brown's house. Amy got to Ephram's and rang the doorbell. Andy answered. "Hi Amy." "My plan worked I get to move back home." "That's great, Amy, Andy replied, "Glad I could be of service."
"Can I see Ephram?" "I don't know if that is a good idea. He is down in the dumps right now. Madison and him broke up." "Oh, well I'll go try to talk to him." "Good luck," Andy said.
Amy ran up the stairs and knocked on Ephram's bedroom door. It was her turn to help him. He had always been there for her.
"Ephram?"
"Go away!"
"It's me, Amy" Ephram got up and opened the door.
"What do you need" Ephram asked? He was surprised that Amy was there.
"I just wanted to tell you my plan worked." Amy went and sat on Ephram's bed. "Great" "Are you okay? I heard the news. I take it that it didn't go as well as expected? Ephram sat down on the bed. "I wanted her so, bad but she called it quits."
"She obviously isn't worthy of your love." "It's okay. It will be okay. You will find someone better." Amy gave Ephram a big hug. Their eyes met, only inches from each other. Ephram leaned in and their lips touched. Amy had waited to do this for so long, but now wasn't the best time.
"You know what? I should leave," Amy said, breaking away and walking out the door.